regardless of how you look at this, it is a political statement. the N.R.A funnels big time money into the republican party to make sure there is no such thing as any kind of gun control. remember a ways back, all the crying when assault rifles were banned? i still cant figure out what the heck any ordinary citizen would use an AK47 for.

Hunting and home protection, well more home protection than hunting. It's a hell of alot more accurate than a pistol.

Edit* On a more serious note, I do prefer rifles for home protection as opposed to pistols. While I might not use an AK-47, I do have an AR-15 which is a M-4 carbine (or a smaller version of the M-16). Excellent size and accuracy for close quarters home protection. Of course if you do not like the size of the 5.56mm round you can always get it modified to a 9mm round.

gun control, and gun owners rights, is a lame duck argument. very rarely can anyone get any kind of movement from either side of the debate. too me, its ridiculous to say more guns make the world a safer place. it just doesnt make sense

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Why not just go all the way with something like an M60 mounted to your living room window?

It is not as big as you think. Pistols fire much larger rounds, 5.56 is equivelant to a 22. Recoil and trigger squeeze (along with other things)can cause you to be very innacurate when firing a pistol. The M-4 has very little kick and a butstock to help stabalize the weapon. A pistol can hold 15 or 16 rounds. A M-4 with legal magazines can hold 20-21 rounds.

A pistol has more stopping power, but I am not trying to stop you. In my home I want to be more accurate than anything else.